sudo python setup.py install

# Start by running through the getting started guide at
# http://ros.org/doc/groovy/api/catkin/html/user_guide/getting_started.html
# This should give you a valid catkin groovy workspace at ~/groovy_overlay

# Next, check out a ROS stack that hasn't yet been converted to Catkin
source ~/groovy_overlay/build/buildspace/setup.sh
cd ~/groovy_overlay/src

hg clone https://kforge.ros.org/common/filters
catkinize_stack filters
# to catkinize single packages onky, call catkinize instead

# now check and adapt the CMakeLists.txt with any text editor
# deal with all TODO comments
# - Validate marked changes
# - remove all commented blocks that should now be obsolete
$EDITOR CMakeLists.txt
# Edit package.xml:
#  - Make sure there is a valid maintainer
#  - Uncomment dependencies as needed
$EDITOR package.xml

# Check the results
cd ~/groovy_overlay/build
cmake ../src
make

# delete the obsolete backup files once you don't need them anymore
cd ~/groovy_overlay/src/filters
# check those are all files you want to be gone
find  . -name \*.backup
# delete
find . -name \*.backup -exec rm {} \;